A place to stop and smell the roses — literally. This picture is from San Jose’s Municipal Rose Garden, a place the city would like to call the ‘Best Rose…
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To Hamilton
California 130 – The road to Mt. Hamilton Mt Hamilton is one of the tallest mountains on the Diablo Range in California. California State Route 130 is the road that…
Ardenwood – A historical farm thriving in Silicon Valley
If the dictionary meaning of ‘museum’ is ‘a place where things of historical, scientific or cultural importance are stored and exhibited,’ I would say — Ardenwood Farm in Fremont, California…
Are we there yet?
“Are we there yet?” If you have kids and are on the road quite a bit, you probably get this a lot. Now if you’ve are on the way to…
To Happy Hawaii-days!*
Tropical Islands in the middle of the great Pacific. Where the land is a happy picture of green rainforests, black lava rocks, black and red-sand beaches, not to mention the…
Golden Gate Bridge Dressed in fog
Sometimes the adjective is Majestic, sometimes simply Splendid. When I saw the Golden Gate Bridge dressed in mist on a midsummer day, the word was just ‘Gorgeous.’ Yes, midsummer. It was one…
Curry Up Now – Indian cuisine with an international twist
Talk of Indian Street food and what comes to mind would be Chaat and Samosa and Tikkis. Now if you’re walking around San Mateo, Palo Alto or San Francisco, your…
Fresh fruits, food and music at a Sunday Market
I’ve been wanting to visit a local Farmer’s Market for a while now and finally got down to doing it last Sunday. We chose to go see Campbell Farmer’s Market…
Go Alfresco: P. F. Chang’s, Downtown San Jose
Pleasant weather is here. If you are visiting Downtown San Jose, it’s a good time to have an alfresco lunch at PF Chang’s. The festive interiors are something to be…